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Finau Ties For 24th At Arnold Palmer Invitational After Sunday Struggles
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah’s own and PGA Tour golfer Tony Finau struggled in his final round and tied for 24th on the leaderboard at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational took place from March 2-5 at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida.
Finau finished tied for 24th at the event.
The golfer recorded his worst round of the Invitational on Day 4 of the tournament.
Tony Finau Scorecard
First Round: 70
Second Round: 72
Third Round: 71
Fourth Round: 73
Finau shot two-under-par for the tourney.
Kurt Kitayama captured the top spot on the leaderboard and won the event with a score of nine-under-par.
Kurt Kitayama sealed the win with a near-perfect putt under intense pressure. đź’Ş @apinv pic.twitter.com/be0dqwoTDz
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) March 5, 2023
Leaderboard
1. Kurt Kitayama (-9)
T2. Harris English (-8)
T2. Rory McIlroy (-8)
T4. Patrick Cantlay (-7)
T4. Jordan Spieth (-7)
T4. Scottie Scheffler (-7)
T4. Tyrrell Hatton (-7)
Final Leaderboard @APInv ⛳️
1. @Kurt_Kitayama (-9)
T2. @McIlroyRory (-8)
T2. @Harris_English
T4. @JordanSpieth (-7)
T4. Scottie Scheffler
T4. @Patrick_Cantlay
T4. @TyrrellHatton— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 6, 2023
Scheffler won the Invitational in 2022. This year’s purse was $20 million.
About Tony Finau
Finau was born in Salt Lake City. He turned professional in 2007.
In addition to competing on the PGA Tour, Finau has also participated in the European Tour, PGA Tour Canada, and Web.com Tour. Finau is a five-time PGA Tour champion and has finished in the top five of each of golf’s major championships.
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Finau on Netflix’s “Full Swing”
Finau recently landed on the cast for Netflix’s new documentary series on golf, “Full Swing.”
The series premiered on the streaming service on February 15.
“This immersive documentary series follows a diverse group of professional golfers — on and off the course — during a relentless season of competition,” reads Netflix’s description of the docuseries.
Finau is one of more than a dozen professional golfers that will have a spot in the series.
In a preview of the series written by PGATour.com’s Cameron Morfit, Finau discussed what it was like to be part of the show and the experience of having a television crew around him.
“They were everywhere,” Finau said. “On off-weeks, they were home with me. I felt like they did a lot of filming. I knew when I said yes that that was a possibility. So, I told my wife. She was all-in; she didn’t mind it.”
Finau added that the crew ended up spending time with him and his family in the Beehive State.
“It got to a point where it felt like they were just a fly on the wall,” Finau continued. “We got to know the crew because it was the same people. They visited Utah, we had a great old time. They ended up being people I’d call friends now. I’ve got a great relationship with some of them.”
